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 Peregrine wrote:
Lots of stuff today, including (finally!) a couple of knight heads that don't suck.

they're also running a competition ;

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-NL/Rogue-Trader-Competition?utm_term=0_a6ef0a01da-bf94482f70-115873817&utm_campaign=bf94482f70-FW_+2017_01_06_RTcomp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=forgeworld.co.uk&_requestid=69409

The classic, first-edition rulebook, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader was available to buy at the New Year’s Open Day at Warhammer World. This freshly re-printed edition of the original Warhammer 40,000 rules is a must-have for any collector, and is only available at Warhammer World… but we’ve got 5 copies to give away!

Place an order of £100 or more by 31st January and you’ll be entered into our prize draw to win one of 5 copies of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.

NOTE : there are different T &Cs for the USA/Canada and NZ/Aus :

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Rogue-Trader-Competition

https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-AU/Rogue-Trader-Competition

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:
The 3rd head is certainly better than all the AdMech knight heads released by FW so far.

That's not exactly a high bar though. The variants for the Cerastus frame do look good, especially alongside the cog patterned armour plates of the Atrapos. But the head variants for the Questoris frame, with the exception of the first two new ones are just awful. Maybe they would look a bit better with a more AdMech paint scheme, but as there shown on the FW site eww.
Still I hope this points towards FW doing more addons for the plastic kit. New weapons(ranged and close combat) and more cosmetic stuff like variant armour plates would be welcome.

Typical of Quebec stupid french-french-french laws, the whole province is not elligible to enter the RT competiton, nice

Just wondering, what's the reason Quebec can't enter?

http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/why-many-contests-exclude-quebec-residents

So its not only about language. Uh, its even worse...

Top two heads are nice, though the second is a scaled down Mars Beta Warlord head.

Greeeeeeeeeeat. Three more heads to buy. At this point, I am not sure my Knights will have any of the basic ones anymore!

Also, got to kick this new FW thread off with my usual complaint.

AdMech transfers?! REALLY!? Where are my House Vyronii ones that were previewed SEPTEMBER 2015!

Killing me, FW.

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Greeeeeeeeeeat. Three more heads to buy. At this point, I am not sure my Knights will have any of the basic ones anymore!

Also, got to kick this new FW thread off with my usual complaint.

AdMech transfers?! REALLY!? Where are my House Vyronii ones that were previewed SEPTEMBER 2015!

Killing me, FW.

Whew!

For a second there I thought that this wouldn't continue into the new thread!

Continue to fight that fight - we're with you brother!

Those heads are a definite improvement (apart from the last one). Not sure why Forgeworld keep making those gas mask/cylon style heads. Transfers are nice though.

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Greeeeeeeeeeat. Three more heads to buy. At this point, I am not sure my Knights will have any of the basic ones anymore!

Also, got to kick this new FW thread off with my usual complaint.

AdMech transfers?! REALLY!? Where are my House Vyronii ones that were previewed SEPTEMBER 2015!

Killing me, FW.

They'll be here. Eventually. Alternatively, you could ask Trayzan. He has the only produced copy so far...

(What was that? No! No, it was only a small Trayzan joke! Please, noooo!)

Cute...

Anyway, did FW let anyone know the Schedule of Primarch miniatures?

I'm not asking for anyone specifically, mind you, as I wouldn't want them to get put to the back of the line.

Just curious!

Magnus, then Dorn, then Alpharius!

(I hope)

But probably:

Magnus, then the Lion, then Horus MKII, then Daemon Fulgrim, then Daemon Angron, then Horus MKIII (this one has a new hat), then...

 Alpharius wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Greeeeeeeeeeat. Three more heads to buy. At this point, I am not sure my Knights will have any of the basic ones anymore!

Also, got to kick this new FW thread off with my usual complaint.

AdMech transfers?! REALLY!? Where are my House Vyronii ones that were previewed SEPTEMBER 2015!

Killing me, FW.

Whew!

For a second there I thought that this wouldn't continue into the new thread!

Continue to fight that fight - we're with you brother!

How empty life will be after they have finally released them

May the Emperor keep them forever delayed!

Vorian wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Greeeeeeeeeeat. Three more heads to buy. At this point, I am not sure my Knights will have any of the basic ones anymore!

Also, got to kick this new FW thread off with my usual complaint.

AdMech transfers?! REALLY!? Where are my House Vyronii ones that were previewed SEPTEMBER 2015!

Killing me, FW.

Whew!

For a second there I thought that this wouldn't continue into the new thread!

Continue to fight that fight - we're with you brother!

How empty life will be after they have finally released them

May the Emperor keep them forever delayed!

Empty? No, I will be able to fill that space with my 8+ Knights for my Questoris Army. I keep holding off and doing other projects until I get my decals (now out of sheer stubbornness!).

I can't wait for the day they arrive, because I need a bunch of other crap too and won't order from FW until they get my gosh-darn decals!

Alpharius wrote:Anyway, did FW let anyone know the Schedule of Primarch miniatures?

I'm not asking for anyone specifically, mind you, as I wouldn't want them to get put to the back of the line.

Just curious!

It'll be someone unexpected. I reckon one of the two Angels (Dark or Blood) next. Also, thanks for the reminder - need to ask Forgeworld when they plan to do Dorn...

kronk wrote:Magnus, then Dorn, then Alpharius!

(I hope)

But probably:

Magnus, then the Lion, then Horus MKII, then Daemon Fulgrim, then Daemon Angron, then Horus MKIII (this one has a new hat), then...

Noticed that the Khan doesn't even feature. Typical and appropriate!

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

Vorian wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Greeeeeeeeeeat. Three more heads to buy. At this point, I am not sure my Knights will have any of the basic ones anymore!

Also, got to kick this new FW thread off with my usual complaint.

AdMech transfers?! REALLY!? Where are my House Vyronii ones that were previewed SEPTEMBER 2015!

Killing me, FW.

Whew!

For a second there I thought that this wouldn't continue into the new thread!

Continue to fight that fight - we're with you brother!

How empty life will be after they have finally released them

May the Emperor keep them forever delayed!

Empty? No, I will be able to fill that space with my 8+ Knights for my Questoris Army. I keep holding off and doing other projects until I get my decals (now out of sheer stubbornness!).

I can't wait for the day they arrive, because I need a bunch of other crap too and won't order from FW until they get my gosh-darn decals!

When did you last contact them directly about the decals, and what did they say?

 Dysartes wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

Vorian wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Greeeeeeeeeeat. Three more heads to buy. At this point, I am not sure my Knights will have any of the basic ones anymore!

Also, got to kick this new FW thread off with my usual complaint.

AdMech transfers?! REALLY!? Where are my House Vyronii ones that were previewed SEPTEMBER 2015!

Killing me, FW.

Whew!

For a second there I thought that this wouldn't continue into the new thread!

Continue to fight that fight - we're with you brother!

How empty life will be after they have finally released them

May the Emperor keep them forever delayed!

Empty? No, I will be able to fill that space with my 8+ Knights for my Questoris Army. I keep holding off and doing other projects until I get my decals (now out of sheer stubbornness!).

I can't wait for the day they arrive, because I need a bunch of other crap too and won't order from FW until they get my gosh-darn decals!

When did you last contact them directly about the decals, and what did they say?

Not that long ago and they didn't give anything concrete as per usual. In the interim since the preview though, they have released like... seven decal sheets. Two of them at least were wholly unseen before release (I believe). It is just so weird that Conquest came out so long ago and only Makabius has decals. What the eff, Forge World!

I really like the dwarfs. Imo the lotr dwarfs have always been the best on the market and that trend continues even with hobbit-designs. And though I dislike the concept, the miniatures of the goat riders look decent as well.

Something seems off about those dwarf sculpts.. the faces seem somewhat flat and featureless which isn't what I'd expect from Forgeworld resins. They look like mid-grade plastic sculpt quality ala mantic 2-3 years ago.

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

Vorian wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:
Greeeeeeeeeeat. Three more heads to buy. At this point, I am not sure my Knights will have any of the basic ones anymore!

Also, got to kick this new FW thread off with my usual complaint.

AdMech transfers?! REALLY!? Where are my House Vyronii ones that were previewed SEPTEMBER 2015!

Killing me, FW.

Whew!

For a second there I thought that this wouldn't continue into the new thread!

Continue to fight that fight - we're with you brother!

How empty life will be after they have finally released them

May the Emperor keep them forever delayed!

Empty? No, I will be able to fill that space with my 8+ Knights for my Questoris Army. I keep holding off and doing other projects until I get my decals (now out of sheer stubbornness!).

I can't wait for the day they arrive, because I need a bunch of other crap too and won't order from FW until they get my gosh-darn decals!

When did you last contact them directly about the decals, and what did they say?

Not that long ago and they didn't give anything concrete as per usual. In the interim since the preview though, they have released like... seven decal sheets. Two of them at least were wholly unseen before release (I believe). It is just so weird that Conquest came out so long ago and only Makabius has decals. What the eff, Forge World!

How sad it will be when they reprint the book and your house is expunged from history

 warboss wrote:
Something seems off about those dwarf sculpts.. the faces seem somewhat flat and featureless which isn't what I'd expect from Forgeworld resins. They look like mid-grade plastic sculpt quality ala mantic 2-3 years ago.

Eh. I thought I remembered them mentioning back with Two Towers that they tended to go for 'vague' faces on the non-hero characters because of likeness fees.

 warboss wrote:
Something seems off about those dwarf sculpts.. the faces seem somewhat flat and featureless which isn't what I'd expect from Forgeworld resins. They look like mid-grade plastic sculpt quality ala mantic 2-3 years ago.

Flat featureless faces? They are mostly covered by beards and helmets.

They're beautiful sculpts imo, I second the earlier comment that LotR dwarves are the best there is.

 Theophony wrote:

How sad it will be when they reprint the book and your house is expunged from history

Naw man, it is a FW House that they have painted their models already. The Cerastus Acheron is in those colors! Plus, it lets them sell those metallic paints too. And they did preview the stupid decals... there is just some holdup on them for some undisclosed reason. :(

Vorian wrote:

 warboss wrote:
Something seems off about those dwarf sculpts.. the faces seem somewhat flat and featureless which isn't what I'd expect from Forgeworld resins. They look like mid-grade plastic sculpt quality ala mantic 2-3 years ago.

Flat featureless faces? They are mostly covered by beards and helmets.

They're beautiful sculpts imo, I second the earlier comment that LotR dwarves are the best there is.

I'm comparing them to previous LOTR offerings and I like the LOTR (and GW therefore) dwarven aesthetics overall. The details look shallow like someone took the 3d file for the face and flattened it 50% in the z-axis (towards the camera) giving the facial features less depth. Compare the guy in the front to Gimli for instance or the commander in another set..



YMMV but the faces closer to 3d designed for mass produced plastic limitations dwarves like the pci below and not forgeworld resin sculpted ones. The rest of the model is fine but the facial sculpting is disappointing.




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 Kanluwen wrote:

 warboss wrote:
Something seems off about those dwarf sculpts.. the faces seem somewhat flat and featureless which isn't what I'd expect from Forgeworld resins. They look like mid-grade plastic sculpt quality ala mantic 2-3 years ago.

Eh. I thought I remembered them mentioning back with Two Towers that they tended to go for 'vague' faces on the non-hero characters because of likeness fees.

Possibly but it feels more like them using a sculptor who primarily works with 3d designs for injection plastic models complete with all the inherent limitations of that process instead of one more familiar with resin/metal sculpting.

Mine! FW Hobbit dwarf army grows.

I see what you are getting at warboss. But I'm with Vorian right now: You can hardly see the actual face - I'd maybe have a look at an unpainted mini before I finally decide.

Has anyone heard any more about the Acastus Knight Porphyrion rules for 40k? Last I heard they were coming out soon, but that was a few weeks ago

 Alpharius wrote:
Cute...

Anyway, did FW let anyone know the Schedule of Primarch miniatures?

I'm not asking for anyone specifically, mind you, as I wouldn't want them to get put to the back of the line.

Just curious!

Magnus is the next Primarch. The next book is meant to be Dark and Blood Angels so Sanguinius and the Lion will probably be next. Dorn and Alpharius will be done when the story gets back round to them, I think I remember reading from someone's event report. It sucks, but I think they only have the one sculptor (Egan) on Primarchs atm.

Loving the second head of the 3.
Would be nice if they decided to release a standard cerastus knight body, then had heads and arms separate.

Would allow them to expand the range a lot more and gives tons more options.

Although, it would render current knights pointless I guess.

Is it just me that thinks that the first knight mask in the OP looks severely cross-eyed?

Am I missing something, or with the current exchange rate, can I get a Magaera Knight for less than a Warden?